Britten: Spring Symphony, Sinfonia da Requiem, The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra

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Britten: Spring Symphony, Sinfonia da Requiem, The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra

Artists London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

€29,99 EUR

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The first movement, Lacrymosa, is measured, but powerful. The second movement, Dies Irae, is when this performance pulls out all the stops and goes for the throat (...) Recording quality is superb. So are the performances! - Bill Dodd, NativeDSD Senior Reviewer Read Full Review

Celebrating the work of Benjamin Britten, this album combines three of the composer’s enduringly popular, yet vastly distinctive works. Sir Simon Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra lead us on an unexpected journey through this diverse collection of masterpieces.

Written shortly after the outbreak of World War II, Sinfonia da Requiem meditates in part on the political populism which had, for the second time in just a few decades, plunged the world in to an existential crisis. In this piece, Britten’s rich, yearning harmonies reveal a sombre and dramatic warning of the cost of conflict. From the darkness of war, we move towards the light with Britten’s choral Spring Symphony. With its mysterious reimagining of traditional English folk song and verse, the work depicts the gradual reawakening of the natural world when winter ebbs away, and spring begins to triumph. Britten let his imagination catch fire in The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra. This brilliantly original showpiece is one of the composer’s best-known pieces, and draws the album to a close. Note: Sinfonia da Requiem and Spring Symphony were recorded in DSD 256. The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra was recorded in PCM 96kHz

London Symphony Orchestra Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor

Elizabeth Watts - soprano Alice Coote - mezzo-soprano Allan Clayton - tenor Tiffin Boys' Choir, Tiffin Children's Chorus, The Tiffin Girls' School Choir

London Symphony Chorus

Tracklist

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Total time: 01:19:31

1. Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20 - I. Lacrymosa. Andante ben misurato

08:01

2. Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20 - II. Dies irae. Allegro con fuoco - Alla marcia

05:18

3. Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20 - III. Requiem aeternam. Andante molto tranquillo

06:06

4. Spring Symphony, Op. 44 - Part I. Introduction. Shine out (chorus)

08:34

5. Spring Symphony, Op. 44 - Part I. The Merry Cuckoo (tenor)

01:57

6. Spring Symphony, Op. 44 - Part I. Spring, the Sweet Spring (soprano, alto, tenor, chorus)

01:45

7. Spring Symphony, Op. 44 - Part I. The Driving Boy (soprano, children's chorus)

02:00

8. Spring Symphony, Op. 44 - Part I. The Morning Star (chorus)

03:19

9. Spring Symphony, Op. 44 - Part II. Welcome, Maids of Honour (alto)

02:43

10. Spring Symphony, Op. 44 - Part II. Waters above (tenor)

02:45

11. Spring Symphony, Op. 44 - Part II. Out on the Lawn I lie in Bed (alto, chorus)

05:59

12. Spring Symphony, Op. 44 - Part III. When will my May come (tenor)

02:37

13. Spring Symphony, Op. 44 - Part III. Fair and Fair (soprano, tenor)

02:05

14. Spring Symphony, Op. 44 - Part III. Sound the Flute (chorus, children's chorus)

01:20

15. Spring Symphony, Op. 44 - Part IV. Finale. London, to Thee I do Present (soprano, alto, tenor, choru

07:18

16. The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 - I. Theme. Allegro maestoso e largamente

02:02

17. The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 - II. Variations A-D, Woodwinds. Presto - Lento -

03:10

18. The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 - III. Variations E-H, Strings. Brillante, alla po

04:01

19. The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 - IV. Variation I, Harp. Maestoso

00:53

20. The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 - V. Variations J-L, Brass. L'istesso tempo - Viva

02:32

21. The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 - VI. Variation M, Percussion. Moderato

02:03

22. The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 - VII. Fugue. Allegro molto - Animato

03:03

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Additional Information

Label

LSO Live

SKU

LSO0830

Qualities

FLAC 96 kHz, DSD 64, DSD 128, DSD 256, DSD 512, DXD 24 Bit, DXD 32 Bit, FLAC 192 kHz

Channels

2ch Stereo, 5.1ch Surround, 2ch Stereo & 5.1ch Surround

Artists

London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

Composers

Britten

Conductors

Sir Simon Rattle

Genres

Classical

Original Recording Format

DSD 256

Instruments

Choir, Orchestra

Release Date

April 19, 2024

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Reviews

MusicWeb International

Gwyn Perry-Jones

Rattle’s reading of this extremely powerful score, and the LSO’s playing of it, is, as you would expect, of a very high quality, with all three movements characterised vividly. No Britten enthusiast should be disappointed, for the textures are balanced to perfection, while all the colours of the orchestration – it’s hard to believe that this is Britten’s first large-sale orchestral work – shine out brilliantly.

Source: musicwebinternational.com

Britten: Spring Symphony, Sinfonia da Requiem, The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra

Britten: Spring Symphony, Sinfonia da Requiem, The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra

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